You approach the canvas—it is still virgin white and untouched. What a decision to touch it with paint … The...
Being able to let go means being able to resist the will, being able to expose oneself to the unknown....
A friend’s gaze cannot be compared to any other. It accepts us as we are, in our entirety, in our light and shadow. It perceives us in our struggles, in our strengths and weaknesses. Our friend’s gaze does not rest on our perfection or imperfection, nor depend on agreement or...
I tap, tap, tap an egg with the tip of a pin, slowly, breaking through the hardened shell, creating a...
For many years, we have read the Michael Letters as a foundation for our Agriculture Conference. Now, we are finding...
I remember clearly the first page of the first lecture series by Rudolf Steiner that I ever read. I was astonished. Steiner writes what an imaginary ancient oriental sage, in contemplating modern Western civilization, would say: “You are living entirely in fear; your whole mood of soul is governed by...
To what extent can anthroposophy be identified with humane values? The ethical individualism on which anthroposophy is based does not...
We all know it, mostly from our social relationships: the deep ache of not being able to make ourselves understood....
Fractured agreements, an uncertain social ethic, divided communities, and compromised trust permeate our social field and take social leadership to the brink of impossibility. At the same time, individual inner freedom and personal relationships are so fundamental to our well-being that exploring our tacit, spoken, and written agreements is necessary...
I recently stood with some friends in front of a painting by Lucas Cranach at Friedenstein Castle in Gotha, Germany....
On the Body, Trauma, and Anthroposophy. A Travelogue. I’m driving through the Harz Mountains in Germany. The first snow of...


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